In late 2002, when our Joshua Venture Group (JVG) cohort was announced, the term “Jewish social entrepreneur” did not yet roll easily off the tongue. There was no “innovation ecosystem” to speak of … read more ›

In 2007, JWFNY awarded a grant to the Ruth and Emanuel Rackman Center in Israel to encourage engaged couples to sign prenuptial agreements to avoid the decline of women’s financial status in the event of a divorce. read more ›

Marcia Byalick was 38 years old when her mother died from ovarian cancer. Since then, she has lived with the fear that she and her daughters are at high risk of developing ovarian cancer. When Byalick recently learned of a new study focusing on breast and ovarian cancer among Jewish women, she was eager to participate… read more ›